Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8743 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8743 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
116th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.9975 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6981 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Timor-Leste, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Timor-Leste stood at 0.8743 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Timor-Leste ranks 116th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8347 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7944 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6981 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8222 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9718 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9975 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9264 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8743 GPIA | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8636 GPIA | 0.6981 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8743 GPIA | 0.8743 GPIA | 0.8743 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Timor-Leste was 0.8743 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9975 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6981 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Timor-Leste ranks 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release